Health Professions at University of New England

Every health professions school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the health professions program at University of New England stacks up to those at other schools.

UNE is located in Biddeford, Maine and has a total student population of 7,208. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 247 students received their master's degree in health professions.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

UNE Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at UNE

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UNE does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UNE Health Professions Rankings

There were 336 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #80 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UNE

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at University of New England.

UNE Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 247 health professions majors earned their master's degree from UNE. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UNE, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of New England with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	28
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	178
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of New England. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Medicine	174
Public Health	115
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	103
Dentistry	64
Allied Health Professions	46
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	44
Nursing	20
Medical Illustration & Informatics	19

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ME, the home state for University of New England.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Personal Care Aides	14,880	$25,490
Registered Nurses	14,460	$67,610
Nursing Assistants	9,580	$28,710
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	5,330	$51,500
Medical Assistants	4,180	$35,160

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Dcrjsr under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.